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Help us ensure excellent candidates apply for this two week immersive learning program. Please read on and consider if you are called to attend or if there is someone you know that you could invite to apply. The application deadline is May 31, 2026.
The North America–Turtle Island Regional Ecumenical Theological Institute (NATI-RETI) is a fully immersive, residential theological learning program. It will gather 50 emerging Christian leaders from Canada and the United States for two weeks of study, prayer, and contextual encounter.
Taking place August 3–16, 2026, in Detroit and Toronto, it is the inaugural North American expression of the World Council of Churches' proven Global Ecumenical Theological Institute model.
Under the theme "Where Now for Visible Justice?", participants engage six interconnected pillars:
- solidarity with Indigenous communities,
- racism and anti-racism,
- secularism and laicity,
- wealth disparity and poverty,
- climate justice, and
- interfaith dialogue.
Jointly convened by the Canadian Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA, with WCC accompaniment, NATI-RETI forms the next generation of Christian leaders.
Participants will also have the option to earn academic credit through one of the member schools of the Toronto School of Theology upon completing the program requirements.
All emerging ecumenists and scholars across all areas of knowledge are welcome to apply. More information about participants:
- Currently studying or living in the United States or Canada
- Preference will be given to those within the ages of 21-35, but all emerging ecumenists and scholars are welcome to apply.
- Selected for ecumenical balance, inclusion, and diversity
Scholarships available.
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